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Problems and exercisesNomenclature

1. Name these phenols

  1. C6H4(OH)CH3 with the methyl group in the para position
  2. C6H4(OH)Cl with the chlorine in the ortho position
  3. C6H3(OH)(NO2)2 with the nitro groups at 2 and 4

2. Trivial names

Which compounds are called catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone?

3. Main or secondary function?

Give the trivial name of 2-hydroxybenzoic acid and explain why the OH is named as “hydroxy”.

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